PART 2OFFENCES

Innocent publication defence12.

In any proceedings against a person for an offence under regulation 6 committed by the publication of advertising it is a defence for that person to prove that—

(a)

he is a person whose business it is to publish or to arrange for the publication of advertising;

(b)

he received the advertising for publication in the ordinary course of business; and

(c)

he did not know and had no reason to suspect that its publication would amount to an offence under regulation 6.